Hurricane Warning 1007, NWS Mobile, AL

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WTUS84 KMOB 311154
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES AS
WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-311600-
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WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR 
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM TUESDAY.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ON MONDAY.  

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW POOL
CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL
WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME
ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL
SNAP. 

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
STARTING MONDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 8
TO 10 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE CASE THAT RAIN BANDS
SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
NIGHT. THESE AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED POTENTIAL
OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 930 AM CDT.

$$

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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ALABAMA COAST. HURRICANE 
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE STORM OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
THIS MORNING. GUSTAV IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST...AND IS FORECAST TO
MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST ON MONDAY. TO THE
EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
FOR 50 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 200
MILES. SHOULD THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WOULD AFFECT COASTAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE SPECIFIED
MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.  PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE 
THEIR PREPARATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS
THAT ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE
PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS. STAY TUNED
TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION
INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ON MONDAY.
STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 6
TO 8 FEET ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY FROM CEDAR POINT WESTWARD
ACROSS PORTERSVILLE BAY...CODEN AND BAYOU LA BATRE. ALONG THE WESTERN
SHORE OF MOBILE BAY...TOTAL STORM TIDE FROM THE FOWL RIVER AREA NORTH
ACROSS THE THEODORE INDUSTRIAL CANAL...DOG RIVER...TO THE ALABAMA
STATE DOCKS AND PORT OF MOBILE COULD REACH 4 TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY
MORNING. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN
COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 4 TO 6 FEET.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COASTAL
AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH HIGHER HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS ON MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 8
TO 10 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE CASE THAT RAIN BANDS
SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
NIGHT. THESE AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED POTENTIAL
OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 930 AM CDT.

$$

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MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. 
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST FROM THE
SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING...HEADED FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION TODAY ALL
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE 
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THIS EVENING...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 25 TO 30 FEET. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 930 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ655-675-311600-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HURRICANE GUSTAV...OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
GULF THIS MORNING...IS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWEST MAKING 
LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST ON MONDAY. TO THE EAST
OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
FOR 200 MILES. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
TODAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER
GUSTS BY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND MONDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 930 AM CDT.

$$

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INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO...AND IS MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHWEST. GUSTAV IS FORECAST
TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST ON MONDAY. TO
THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD FOR 200 MILES. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE
SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
TODAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH
FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST ON MONDAY. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 2 TO 4 FEET
IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON 
MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 930 AM CDT.

$$

GARMON

000 
WTUS84 KMOB 311401 CCA
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTED NEXT UPDATE TIME
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES AS
WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-311600-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TI.W.0001.080901T1200Z-080902T0600Z/
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR 
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM 
TUESDAY.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ON MONDAY.  

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW POOL
CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL
WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME
ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL
SNAP. 

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
STARTING MONDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 8
TO 10 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE CASE THAT RAIN BANDS
SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
NIGHT. THESE AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED 
POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY 
EVENING INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL 
CYCLONES WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 1100 AM CDT.

$$

ALZ061>064-311600-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ALABAMA COAST. HURRICANE 
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE STORM OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
THIS MORNING. GUSTAV IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST...AND IS FORECAST TO
MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST ON MONDAY. TO THE
EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
FOR 50 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 200
MILES. SHOULD THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WOULD AFFECT COASTAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE SPECIFIED
MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.  PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE 
THEIR PREPARATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR HURRICANE 
CONDITIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO 
SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS. 
STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST 
EVACUATION INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF 
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 
ON MONDAY. STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE 
COULD REACH 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY FROM CEDAR 
POINT WESTWARD ACROSS PORTERSVILLE BAY...CODEN AND BAYOU LA BATRE. 
ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY...TOTAL STORM TIDE FROM THE 
FOWL RIVER AREA NORTH ACROSS THE THEODORE INDUSTRIAL CANAL...DOG 
RIVER...TO THE ALABAMA STATE DOCKS AND PORT OF MOBILE COULD REACH 4 
TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY 
AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO 
AVERAGE 4 TO 6 FEET.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COASTAL
AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH HIGHER HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS ON MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 8
TO 10 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE CASE THAT RAIN BANDS
SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
NIGHT. THESE AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED 
POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 1100 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ630-650-670-311600-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. 
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST FROM THE
SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING...HEADED FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION TODAY ALL
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE 
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THIS EVENING...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 25 TO 30 FEET. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 1100 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ655-675-311600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HURRICANE GUSTAV...OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
GULF THIS MORNING...IS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWEST MAKING 
LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST ON MONDAY. TO THE EAST
OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
FOR 200 MILES. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL 
MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
TODAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER
GUSTS BY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND MONDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 1100 AM CDT.

$$

FLZ001>006-311600-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
654 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO...AND IS MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHWEST. GUSTAV IS 
FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST ON 
MONDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 200 MILES. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 600 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SOME
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE
SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
TODAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH
FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF 
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST 
LOUISIANA COAST ON MONDAY. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 
2 TO 4 FEET IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON 
MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 1100 AM CDT.

$$

GARMON/PURDY

000 
WTUS84 KMOB 311610
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES AS
WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE...GEORGE...
GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... 520
KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND
GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 54 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.

ALZ061>064-011615-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA COAST. HURRICANE
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE STORM OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
THIS MORNING. GUSTAV IS MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...AND IS
FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND
MIDDAY MONDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 50 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD FOR 200 MILES. SHOULD THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVE SLIGHTLY TO
THE EAST OF THE FORECAST TRACK...THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WOULD
AFFECT COASTAL ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... 520
KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND
GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 54 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE SPECIFIED
MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.  PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE 
THEIR PREPARATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR HURRICANE 
CONDITIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO 
SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS. 
STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST 
EVACUATION INFORMATION. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE 
THEM AND SEEK SAFER SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF 
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 
ON MONDAY MORNING. STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM 
TIDE COULD REACH 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY FROM CEDAR
POINT WESTWARD ACROSS PORTERSVILLE BAY...CODEN AND BAYOU LA BATRE.
ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY...TOTAL STORM TIDE FROM THE
FOWL RIVER AREA NORTH ACROSS THE THEODORE INDUSTRIAL CANAL...DOG
RIVER...TO THE ALABAMA STATE DOCKS AND PORT OF MOBILE COULD REACH 4
TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY
AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE 4 TO 6 FEET. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV 
MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE
IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH WINDS 
AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE 
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER 
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE. 
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COASTAL
AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH HIGHER HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS ON MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 8
TO 10 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE CASE THAT RAIN BANDS
SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
NIGHT. THESE AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED 
POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 200 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ630-650-670-011615-
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MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. 
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST FROM THE
SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING...HEADED FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... 520
KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND
GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 54 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION TODAY ALL
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE 
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THIS EVENING...WITH HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING FROM AROUND 20 FEET
ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 35 FEET AT BUOY 42040
LOCATED 73 MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 200 PM CDT.



$$

GMZ655-675-011615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HURRICANE GUSTAV...OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
GULF LATE THIS MORNING...IS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWEST MAKING
LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY.
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 200 MILES. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL 
MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... 520
KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND
GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 54 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
TODAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER
GUSTS BY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND MONDAY. WITH THESE WINDS... HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE 
EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING
FROM AROUND 20 FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 35
FEET AT BUOY 42040 LOCATED 73 MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN
ISLAND.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 200 PM CDT.

$$

FLZ001>006-011615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO...AND IS MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHWEST. GUSTAV IS 
FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND
MIDDAY MONDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 200 MILES. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... 520
KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND
GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 54 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE
SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
TODAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH
FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK 
SAFER SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF 
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST 
LOUISIANA COAST ON MONDAY MORNING. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD 
REACH 2 TO 4 FEET IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR WESTERN PORTIONS
OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A 
NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH WINDS 
AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE 
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER 
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE. 
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON 
MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 200 PM CDT.


$$

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-011615-
/O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.080901T1200Z-080902T0600Z/
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
1110 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY
TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR 
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM 
TUESDAY.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES... 520
KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND
GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 54 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB...28.41 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ON MONDAY.  

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW POOL
CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL
WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME
ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL
SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK 
SAFER SHELTER.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
STARTING MONDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS
FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE CASE THAT RAIN
BANDS SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY
MONDAY NIGHT. THESE AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN WOULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY 
EVENING INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL 
CYCLONES WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE BY 200 PM CDT.

$$

SHEPHERD

000 
WTUS84 KMOB 311919
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
219 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE...BUT STILL A MAJOR HURRICANE...

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES AS
WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE...
GEORGE... GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY
THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL
LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 60 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 78 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

ALZ061>064-011930-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
219 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA COAST. HURRICANE
GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE STORM. GUSTAV IS MOVING QUICKLY
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...AND IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 50 MILES.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 200 MILES. SHOULD THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST TRACK...
THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WOULD AFFECT COASTAL ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY
THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL
LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 60 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 78 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE SPECIFIED
MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS. PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE
THEIR PREPARATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR HURRICANE
CONDITIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO
SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER. MOBILE COUNTY HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF 1-10...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS FOWL
RIVER...CODEN...BAYOU LA BATRE AND DAUPHIN ISLAND. BALDWIN COUNTY HAS
ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF THE ENTIRE FORT MORGAN PENINSULA...ALL
AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MORGAN ROAD IN THE CITY OF GULF SHORES...PLASH
ISLAND AND OTHER LOW LYING...SURGE AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

RELATIVES OR NEIGHBORS OF ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS IN
MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MOVED TO A SAFE REFUGE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO
COMPLETE THESE EVACUATIONS BY LATE TODAY. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF 
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 
ON MONDAY MORNING. STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM 
TIDE COULD REACH 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY FROM CEDAR
POINT WESTWARD ACROSS PORTERSVILLE BAY...CODEN AND BAYOU LA BATRE.
ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY...TOTAL STORM TIDE FROM THE
FOWL RIVER AREA NORTH ACROSS THE THEODORE INDUSTRIAL CANAL...DOG
RIVER...TO THE ALABAMA STATE DOCKS AND PORT OF MOBILE COULD REACH 4
TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY
AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE 4 TO 6 FEET. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV 
MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE
IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH WINDS 
AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE 
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER 
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE. 
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COASTAL
AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH HIGHER HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS ON MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS FROM 8
TO 10 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE CASE THAT RAIN BANDS
SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY
NIGHT. THESE AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED 
POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.



$$

GMZ630-650-670-011930-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
219 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. 
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST FROM THE
SOUTHERN GULF...HEADED FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY
THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL
LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 60 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 78 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION TODAY ALL
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT ARE POSSIBLE 
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THIS EVENING...WITH HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING FROM AROUND 20 FEET
ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 35 FEET AT BUOY 42040
LOCATED 73 MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE
MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ655-675-011930-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
219 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HURRICANE GUSTAV...OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
GULF LATE THIS MORNING...IS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWEST MAKING
LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY.
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 200 MILES. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL 
MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY
THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL
LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 60 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 78 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
TODAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS. STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER
GUSTS BY THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND MONDAY. WITH THESE WINDS... HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE 
EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING
FROM AROUND 20 FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 35
FEET AT BUOY 42040 LOCATED 73 MILES SOUTH OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN
ISLAND.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.

$$

FLZ001>006-011930-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
219 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
 
...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE...AND IS MOVING QUICKLY
TO THE NORTHWEST. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 200
MILES. THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY
THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL
LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 60 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 78 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE
SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

PERSONS SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
TODAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH
FRONT HOMES AND WITH BOATS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK 
SAFER SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF 
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST 
LOUISIANA COAST ON MONDAY MORNING. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD 
REACH 2 TO 4 FEET IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR WESTERN PORTIONS
OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A 
NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH WINDS 
AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE 
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER 
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE. 
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON 
MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.

$$

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-011930-
/O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.080901T1200Z-080902T0600Z/
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
219 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY
TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR 
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM 
TUESDAY.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE
LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TO DECREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH
LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY
THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL
LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES. NOAA BUOY 42003 RECENTLY
REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 60 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 78 MPH.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ON MONDAY.  

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW POOL
CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL
WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME
ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL
SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK 
SAFER SHELTER.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
STARTING MONDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL. ISOLATED AMOUNTS
FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE CASE THAT RAIN
BANDS SET UP AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY
MONDAY NIGHT. THESE AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN WOULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY 
EVENING INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL 
CYCLONES WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 500 PM CDT.

$$

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WTUS84 KMOB 312257
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
557 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO...SLIGHTLY WEAKER BUT STILL A MAJOR HURRICANE...

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE...
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
AND WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR
EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-012300-
/O.EXT.KMOB.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T0600Z/
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
557 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO
1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR 
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. 

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. 

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
TUESDAY.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY.

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW POOL
CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL
WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. MOST
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. SOME
ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE BRANCHES WILL
SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK 
SAFER SHELTER.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL
BE POSSIBLE STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES WILL BE
MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 900 PM CDT.

$$

ALZ061>064-012300-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
557 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALABAMA COAST. HURRICANE
GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE STORM. GUSTAV IS MOVING QUICKLY
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...AND IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 65 MILES.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 220 MILES. SHOULD THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST TRACK...
THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WOULD AFFECT COASTAL ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE SPECIFIED
MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS. ACTION TO SECURE PROPERTY
SHOULD BE COMPLETED.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER. MOBILE COUNTY HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF 1-10...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS FOWL
RIVER...CODEN...BAYOU LA BATRE AND DAUPHIN ISLAND. BALDWIN COUNTY HAS
ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF THE ENTIRE FORT MORGAN PENINSULA...ALL
AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MORGAN ROAD IN THE CITY OF GULF SHORES...PLASH
ISLAND AND OTHER LOW LYING...SURGE AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

RELATIVES OR NEIGHBORS OF ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS IN
MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MOVED TO A SAFE REFUGE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL
RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION
INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF 
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA 
AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE MAXIMUM TOTAL
STORM TIDE COULD REACH 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY FROM
CEDAR POINT WESTWARD ACROSS PORTERSVILLE BAY...CODEN AND BAYOU LA
BATRE. ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY...TOTAL STORM TIDE FROM
THE FOWL RIVER AREA NORTH ACROSS THE THEODORE INDUSTRIAL CANAL...DOG
RIVER...TO THE ALABAMA STATE DOCKS AND PORT OF MOBILE COULD REACH 4
TO 6 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY
AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE 2 TO 4 FEET. THESE VALUES REPRESENT THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO...AND IF THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY REMAINS
CONSISTENT...THEN THESE VALUES WILL LIKELY BE 2 TO 3 FEET LOWER.
HOWEVER...IF THE STORM TRACK MOVES MORE TO THE EAST...THESE VALUES
WILL BE MORE REPRESENTATIVE. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE
AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE
NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH WINDS 
AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING
TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE. 
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COASTAL AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS...MAINLY
ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 900 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ630-650-670-012300-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
557 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED
FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.


...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION ALL
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE
HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING
FROM AROUND 20 FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 30 FEET
WELL OFFSHORE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE
WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 900 PM CDT.


$$

GMZ655-675-012300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
557 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED
FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL 
MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION ALL
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO
AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.


...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING FROM AROUND 18 FEET
ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 25 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE
CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 900 PM CDT.

$$

FLZ001>006-012300-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
557 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY THREE STORM. GUSTAV IS
MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...AND IS FORECAST TO MAKE
LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. TO
THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD FOR 65 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR
220 MILES. SHOULD THE CENTER OF GUSTAV MOVE SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OF
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WOULD AFFECT COASTAL
ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS. 

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE
SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

PERSONS SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS. 
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH FRONT HOMES
AND WITH BOATS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK 
SAFER SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF 
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST 
LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE
COULD REACH 1 TO 3 FEET IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR WESTERN
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA. WE ARE ENTERING
INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL
HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND 
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH WINDS 
AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE 
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER 
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE. 
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE 
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON EARLY MONDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 900 PM CDT.

$$

ALZ051-053>060-012300-
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CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-
557 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV IS MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...AND IS
FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AROUND
MIDDAY MONDAY. TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER OF GUSTAV...HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FOR 65 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD FOR 220 MILES. THIS WILL RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER
INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY. 

...AREAS AFFECTED...

INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. 


...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV
SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME RE-
INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY THEREAFTER...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD
ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 900 PM CDT.

$$

SHEPHERD

000 
WTUS84 KMOB 010151
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
851 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF
MEXICO...POISED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA MONDAY AS 
A MAJOR HURRICANE...

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE...
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR
EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

AT 800 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY FLORIDA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A
MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE AREA
COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED... PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO
REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

ALZ061>064-010430-
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
851 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES AS
THE RISK FOR TORNADOES IN RAIN BANDS CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE.

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 215 MILES DUE SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY. HURRICANE
GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV ARE MOVING
ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST. AS THE
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN THIS EVENING...GUSTY WINDS AROUND 45 MPH
WILL OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL COUNTIES WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN
THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE
SOUTH TONIGHT...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE
THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY FLORIDA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A
MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE AREA
COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED... PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO
REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE
SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS. ACTION TO SECURE
PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE POISED TO MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER. MOBILE COUNTY HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF 1-10...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS FOWL
RIVER...CODEN...BAYOU LA BATRE AND DAUPHIN ISLAND. BALDWIN COUNTY
HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF THE ENTIRE FORT MORGAN
PENINSULA...ALL AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MORGAN ROAD IN THE CITY OF GULF
SHORES...PLASH ISLAND AND OTHER LOW LYING...SURGE AND FLOOD PRONE
AREAS.

RELATIVES OR NEIGHBORS OF ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS IN
MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MOVED TO A SAFE REFUGE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL
RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION
INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE
MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 5 TO 7 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING
ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY...WITH 4 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN
SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY AND
SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE 2 TO 4 FEET. THESE VALUES REPRESENT THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO...AND IF THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY REMAINS
CONSISTENT...THEN THESE VALUES WILL LIKELY BE 2 TO 3 FEET LOWER.
HOWEVER...IF THE STORM TRACK MOVES A LITTLE MORE TO THE EAST...THESE
VALUES WILL BE MORE REPRESENTATIVE. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE
CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL
BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV ARE MOVING
ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST THIS EVENING. 
AS THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN...GUSTY WINDS AROUND 45 MPH WILL
OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL COUNTIES WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN
THUNDERSTORMS. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COASTAL AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV PASSES TO THE SOUTH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 10.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ630-650-670-010430-
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MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
851 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 215 MILES DUE SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY. HURRICANE
GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TO THE NORTH OF 
GUSTAV...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVERSPREADING THE
GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALABAMA GULF COAST...WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FARTHER OFFSHORE. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN
THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ARE ALSO INCREASING THIS EVENING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY FLORIDA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A
MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE AREA
COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED... PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO
REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION ALL PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE YOUR MARINE INTERESTS. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO
45 KNOTS THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVE
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON
MONDAY...RANGING FROM AROUND 20 FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF
DESTIN...TO 30 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV
PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING
THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF
TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT.

$$

GMZ655-675-010430-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
851 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS 
OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA... 

...NEW INFORMATION...

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 215 MILES DUE SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY. HURRICANE
GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TO THE NORTH OF
GUSTAV...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVERSPREADING THE
GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF
COAST...WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FARTHER OFFSHORE. THE THREAT OF
TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ARE ALSO INCREASING THIS EVENING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY FLORIDA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A
MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE AREA
COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED... PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO
REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL
COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THIS EVENING...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING FROM AROUND 18
FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 25 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING
INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT.

$$

FLZ001>006-010430-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
851 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS
THE RISK FOR TORNADOES IN RAIN BANDS CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE.

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 215 MILES DUE SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY. HURRICANE
GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV ARE MOVING
ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST. AS THE
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN THIS EVENING...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV
PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE
OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY FLORIDA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A
MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE AREA
COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED... PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO
REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND
ACROSS THE SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

PERSONS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS AT
THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM
TIDE COULD REACH 1 TO 3 FEET IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR WESTERN
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA. WE ARE ENTERING
INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL
HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV ARE MOVING 
ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST. AS THE
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN THIS EVENING...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE
LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT.

$$

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WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
851 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY
TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM
CDT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.  

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 215 MILES DUE SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY. HURRICANE
GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  

AS THE HEAVY RAIN BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GUSTAV MOVE INLAND
ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA TONIGHT...THE TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH IN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE
INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
OVERNIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
TUESDAY.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM CDT.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY FLORIDA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A
MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE AREA
COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED... PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO
REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE NOW COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY.

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A
FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME
ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE
LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN
LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO
EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK SAFER SHELTER.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT.

$$

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CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-
851 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 215 MILES DUE SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY FLORIDA. 
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

AS GUSTAV PASSES WELL TO THE SOUTH...GUSTY EAST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH
WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE ONSHORE
MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL
INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA.   

...AREAS AFFECTED...

INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF PERDIDO KEY FLORIDA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO BE A
MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE AREA
COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED... PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO
REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 11 PM CDT.

$$

GARMON

000 
WTUS84 KMOB 010403
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1103 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...GUSTAV MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO...POISED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
MONDAY AS A MAJOR HURRICANE...

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE...
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR
EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 188 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA...AND ABOUT 126 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A CONTINUED DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF 
GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST
TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
220 MILES. 

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

ALZ061>064-020415-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
1103 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...CENTERED ABOUT 188 MILES DUE SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND
ALABAMA. HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED
FOR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV ARE MOVING
ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST. AS THE
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN THIS EVENING...GUSTY WINDS AROUND
45 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL COUNTIES WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES
TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE RAIN BANDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR
EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 188 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA...AND ABOUT 126 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A CONTINUED DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF 
GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST
TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
220 MILES. 

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...AND ACROSS THE
SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS. ACTION TO
SECURE PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME AS TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE POISED TO MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER. MOBILE COUNTY HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF 1-10...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS FOWL
RIVER...CODEN...BAYOU LA BATRE AND DAUPHIN ISLAND. BALDWIN COUNTY
HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF THE ENTIRE FORT MORGAN
PENINSULA...ALL AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MORGAN ROAD IN THE CITY OF
GULF SHORES...PLASH ISLAND AND OTHER LOW LYING...SURGE AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS.

RELATIVES OR NEIGHBORS OF ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS IN
MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MOVED TO A SAFE REFUGE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL
RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION
INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AT 11 PM CDT...SOME TIDE GAGES ACROSS SOUTHERN MOBILE AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES ARE REPORTING TIDE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FT. TIDE GAGES ARE
INDICATING THE WATER LEVELS ARE RISING.

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA BY MIDDAY MONDAY. STARTING MONDAY MORNING...THE MAXIMUM
TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 5 TO 7 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING ALONG
SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY...WITH 4 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN SHORES
OF MOBILE BAY. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY AND SOUTHERN
BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4
FEET. THESE VALUES REPRESENT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO...AND IF THE
CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY REMAINS CONSISTENT...THEN THESE VALUES
WILL LIKELY BE 2 TO 3 FEET LOWER. HOWEVER...IF THE STORM TRACK MOVES
A LITTLE MORE TO THE EAST... THESE VALUES WILL BE MORE
REPRESENTATIVE. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV
MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN
THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING
ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST LATE
TONIGHT. AS THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN...GUSTY WINDS AROUND 45
MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL COUNTIES WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE
IN THUNDERSTORMS. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 45 TO 55
MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COASTAL AREAS LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY AS THE CENTER OF GUSTAV PASSES TO THE SOUTH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$

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MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1103 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA 
THROUGH 7 AM CDT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 188 MILES DUE SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TO THE NORTH
OF GUSTAV...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVERSPREADING
THE GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALABAMA GULF COAST...
WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FARTHER OFFSHORE. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES
IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ARE ALSO INCREASING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 188 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA...AND ABOUT 126 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A CONTINUED DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF 
GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST
TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
220 MILES. 

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL
COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS
TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE HURRICANE
FORCE EARLY MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING FROM AROUND 20 FEET
ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 30 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE
CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF
TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ655-675-020415-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1103 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST 
FLORIDA THROUGH 7 AM CDT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 188 MILES DUE SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TO THE NORTH
OF GUSTAV...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVERSPREADING
THE GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF
COAST...WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FARTHER OFFSHORE. THE THREAT OF
TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ARE ALSO INCREASING THIS EVENING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 188 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA...AND ABOUT 126 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A CONTINUED DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF 
GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST
TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
220 MILES. 

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...AS WELL AS
LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 35 TO
45 KNOTS TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS
LATE EARLY MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON ON MONDAY...RANGING FROM AROUND 18 FEET
ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF DESTIN...TO 25 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE
CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE WEST...MOVING INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF
TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$

FLZ001>006-020415-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
1103 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 188 MILES DUE SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING
ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST TONIGHT. AS THE
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE
IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES
TO THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAIN
BANDS WILL INCREASE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 188 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA...AND ABOUT 126 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A CONTINUED DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF 
GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST
TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
220 MILES. 

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...
AND ACROSS THE SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

PERSONS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS
AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA COAST AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM
TIDE COULD REACH 1 TO 3 FEET IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR
WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA. WE ARE
ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE
HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

THE FIRST BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS
OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST
FLORIDA GULF COAST TONIGHT. AS THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN...GUSTY
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-020415-
/O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T0600Z/
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
1103 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY
TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 188 MILES DUE SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

AS THE HEAVY RAIN BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GUSTAV MOVE INLAND
ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA TONIGHT...THE TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH IN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA
LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
TUESDAY.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM
CDT.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 188 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA...AND ABOUT 126 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A CONTINUED DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF 
GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST
TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
220 MILES. 

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE NOW COMPLETED ALL
PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND ON
MONDAY.

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A
FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A
FEW POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN
LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO
EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK SAFER SHELTER.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES AND MOVES INLAND ACROSS 
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$

ALZ051-053>060-020415-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-
1103 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 188 MILES DUE SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

AS GUSTAV PASSES WELL TO THE SOUTH...GUSTY EAST WINDS AT 25 TO
30 MPH WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE ONSHORE
MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 188 MILES DUE
SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA...AND ABOUT 126 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A CONTINUED DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF 
GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT...AND GUSTAV IS FORECAST
TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
220 MILES. 

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA AIRCRAFT
RECONNAISSANCE DATA WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE LATE
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 2 AM CDT.

$$

GARMON

000 
WTUS84 KMOB 010710
HLSMOB

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
210 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE GUSTAV 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND STILL MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD...

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE...
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR
EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...COASTAL ALABAMA...AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST 
MISSISSIPPI...

AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND JUST 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST BY LATE MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE
STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

ALZ061>064-011100-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
210 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...CENTERED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MORNING.

SOME OBSERVATION SITES ARE STARTING TO REPORT GUSTS AT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ALONG THE ALABAMA COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS AT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WILL OVERSPREAD MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES THROUGH THE
MID MORNING HOURS AS STRONGER SQUALLS OFFSHORE MOVE INLAND.

TIDE LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG THE ALABAMA COAST. COASTAL TIDE
LEVELS AT 3 TO 4 FEET ARE BEING OBSERVED ALONG PORTIONS OF SOUTH
MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR EXPECTED
HEAVY RAINS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND JUST 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST BY LATE MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE
STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ACTION TO SECURE PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME AS 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED IN SOME AREAS OF
SOUTH MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
 
PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER. MOBILE COUNTY HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF 1-10...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS FOWL
RIVER...CODEN...BAYOU LA BATRE AND DAUPHIN ISLAND. BALDWIN COUNTY
HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF THE ENTIRE FORT MORGAN
PENINSULA...ALL AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MORGAN ROAD IN THE CITY OF
GULF SHORES...PLASH ISLAND AND OTHER LOW LYING...SURGE AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS.

RELATIVES OR NEIGHBORS OF ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS IN
MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MOVED TO A SAFE REFUGE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL
RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION
INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

AT 2 AM CDT...TIDE GAGES ACROSS SOUTHERN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES
ARE REPORTING TIDE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FT. TIDE GAGES ARE INDICATING
THE WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE.   

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
BY LATE MORNING. MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 5 TO 7 FEET BY
LATE MORNING ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY...WITH 4 TO 6 FEET ACROSS
THE WESTERN SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE
BAY AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED
TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4 FEET. THESE VALUES REPRESENT THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES
LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE
OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE BEING OBSERVED ALONG THE
ALABAMA COAST...WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 MPH BEING OBSERVED IN
PERIODIC SQUALLS. FARTHER INLAND...WINDS ARE A LITTLE WEAKER...BUT
STILL GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHERN MOBILE AND
BALDWIN COUNTIES. AS THE BANDS OF HEAVIER SQUALLS OFFSHORE MOVE IN
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS...SUSTAINED STRONGER WINDS AT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WILL AFFECT MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...GUSTING TO NEAR
60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH LATE MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
MID MORNING HOURS AS OUTER RAIN BANDS OFFSHORE APPROACH THE COAST. THE
RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO
CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 530 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ630-650-670-011100-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
210 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND. HURRICANE
GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MORNING. TO THE NORTH OF 
GUSTAV...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVERSPREADING THE
GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALABAMA GULF COAST... WITH
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FARTHER OFFSHORE. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN
THE OUTER RAIN BANDS CONTINUES TO INCREASE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND JUST 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST BY LATE MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE
STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE FROM 45 TO 55 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
OFFSHORE THROUGH LATE MORNING. WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CONTINUING
BEYOND 60 MILES OFF THE ALABAMA COAST. WAVE HEIGHTS CONTINUE TO BUILD
TO 20 FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST TO 30 FEET WELL OFFSHORE
THROUGH LATE MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. 
THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY
TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 530 AM CDT.

$$

GMZ655-675-011100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
210 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MORNING. TO THE NORTH OF
GUSTAV...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE OVERSPREAD THE
GULF WATERS OUT TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF
COAST. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ARE ALSO
INCREASING THIS MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND JUST 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST BY LATE MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE
STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS OFFSHORE AT 35 TO 45 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST THROUGH
LATE MORNING AS HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK THIS
MORNING...RANGING FROM AROUND 18 FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF THE COAST OF
DESTIN TO 30 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. 

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. 
THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY
TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 530 AM CDT.

$$

FLZ001>006-011100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
210 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND ALABAMA.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MORNING.

BAND OF HEAVIER SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING
ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST THIS
MORNING. AS THE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN LATER THIS
MORNING...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASSES TO THE
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS
WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS DAYBREAK.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND JUST 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST BY LATE MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE
STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...ALONG TIDAL FLOOD AREAS...
AND ACROSS THE SPECIFIED MARINE WATERS...USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

AS WINDS ARE STARTING TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...ALL PERSONS SHOULD
HAVE COMPLETED ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATIONS AT THIS TIME. STAY
TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK AND SPEED...THE CENTER OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA COAST LATE THIS MORNING. THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE
COULD REACH 2 TO 3 FEET IN SOME AREAS...MAINLY OVER FAR WESTERN
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA...INCLUDING PENSACOLA. WE ARE ENTERING
INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL
HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MID
MORNING HOURS. THE FIRST BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
OUTER RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE
ALABAMA... NORTHWEST FLORIDA GULF COAST TONIGHT. AS THE BANDS OF
HEAVY RAIN MOVE IN...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH
ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
10.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 530 AM CDT.

$$

ALZ052-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-011100-
/O.CON.KMOB.TI.W.0001.080901T0900Z-080902T0600Z/
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
210 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MORNING.

BANDS OF HEAVIER RAINS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL APPROACH THE
COAST AND MOVE INLAND THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. WE CAN EXPECT
PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH IN THESE SQUALLS
AS THEY MOVE THROUGH...MAINLY TOWARD DAYBREAK.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM
TUESDAY.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM
CDT.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND JUST 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST BY LATE MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE
STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE NOW COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS
FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

AS SQUALLS WITH HIGHER WINDS AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE MOVE THROUGH
LATER THIS MORNING...MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL
ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND
SIDING. A FEW POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN
LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO
EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK SAFER SHELTER.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL
BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AS THE CENTER
OF HURRICANE GUSTAV APPROACHES AND MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TOWARD
DAYBREAK AS BANDS OF HEAVIER RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES WILL
BE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 530 AM CDT.

$$

ALZ051-053>060-011100-
/O.CON.KMOB.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-
210 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.
HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MORNING.

AS GUSTAV PASSES WELL TO THE SOUTH...GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MORNING ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.  AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS MOVE ONSHORE
AND CONTINUE ADVANCING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA...THE THREAT OF
TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH ALABAMA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND JUST 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST BY LATE MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A LITTLE
STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH
DAYBREAK.  

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE AFTER
DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL
CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 530 AM CDT.

$$

GARMON

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
453 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE ALABAMA COAST AND GULF COASTAL WATERS
HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS...

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STONE...
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY AND WAYNE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR
EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
COASTAL ALABAMA...AND PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY
LATE MORNING. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-
453 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE ALABAMA COAST HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AS THE THREAT OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
SHIFTS INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

BANDS OF HEAVIER SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE ALABAMA GULF COAST
THIS MORNING. AS THE BANDS OF SQUALLS MOVE IN...GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO
45 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE ALABAMA COAST WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT 50 TO
60 MPH POSSIBLE IN PERIODIC STRONGER SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
MID MORNING HOURS.

TIDE LEVELS ARE ALSO CURRENTLY RUNNING NEAR 3 FEET. TIDE GAGES
INDICATE WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE AROUND THE MOBILE BAY
AREA AND THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.  

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY
LATE MORNING. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ACTION TO SECURE PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME AS 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED IN SOME AREAS OF
SOUTH MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
 
PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK
SAFER SHELTER. MOBILE COUNTY HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF 1-10...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS FOWL
RIVER...CODEN...BAYOU LA BATRE AND DAUPHIN ISLAND. BALDWIN COUNTY
HAS ORDERED MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF THE ENTIRE FORT MORGAN
PENINSULA...ALL AREAS SOUTH OF FORT MORGAN ROAD IN THE CITY OF
GULF SHORES...PLASH ISLAND AND OTHER LOW LYING...SURGE AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS.

RELATIVES OR NEIGHBORS OF ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS IN
MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD
ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MOVED TO A SAFE REFUGE. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL
RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST EVACUATION
INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDE GAGES AROUND THE MOBILE BAY AREA AND THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF
MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES ARE REPORTING TIDE HEIGHTS AROUND 3 FT.
THE TIDE GAGES ARE INDICATING THE WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
RISE THIS MORNING.

MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 5 TO 7 FEET BY LATE MORNING
ALONG SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY...WITH 4 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN
SHORES OF MOBILE BAY. ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF MOBILE BAY AND
SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...TOTAL STORM TIDE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 4 TO 5 FEET. WE ARE ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS
HURRICANE GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL TO THE WEST...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL
HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ARE BEING OBSERVED ALONG THE
ALABAMA COAST...WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 MPH BEING OBSERVED IN
PERIODIC SQUALLS. FARTHER INLAND...WINDS ARE A LITTLE WEAKER...BUT
STILL GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHERN MOBILE AND
BALDWIN COUNTIES. AS THE BANDS OF HEAVIER SQUALLS OFFSHORE MOVE IN
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS...SUSTAINED STRONGER WINDS AT TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WILL AFFECT MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...GUSTING TO NEAR
60 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH LATE MORNING.  

AS SQUALLS WITH HIGHER WINDS AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE MOVE THROUGH
THIS MORNING...MOBILE HOMES WILL SUSTAIN MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL
ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND
SIDING. A FEW POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN
LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM
TREES. A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS MOVING IN OFF THE GULF ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF HEAVIER RAIN COULD RESULT IN AN
INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
MID MORNING HOURS AS OUTER RAIN BANDS OFFSHORE APPROACH THE COAST. THE
RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO
CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT.

$$

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MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
453 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
OVER THE ALABAMA GULF COASTAL WATERS. 

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST...POISED TO MAKE LANDFALL JUST WEST OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TO THE NORTH OF GUSTAV...SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE OVERSPREAD THE GULF WATERS OUT TO 60
MILES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST NORTHWEST FLORIDA
GULF COAST.  THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ARE ALSO
INCREASING THIS MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL MILES....INCLUDING
MOBILE BAY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY
LATE MORNING. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS AT 40 TO 50 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST THROUGH LATE
MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST JUST SOUTH
OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE
PEAKING THIS MORNING...RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF
THE COAST TO 35 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
MORNING. 

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT.

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
453 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV REMAINS A CATEGORY 3 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS MOVING NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST...POISED TO MAKE LANDFALL JUST WEST OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TO THE NORTH OF GUSTAV...SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE OVERSPREAD THE GULF WATERS OUT TO 60
MILES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST NORTHWEST FLORIDA
GULF COAST.  THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ARE ALSO
INCREASING THIS MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA OUT FOR 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY
LATE MORNING. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST THROUGH LATE
MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV MOVES NORTHWEST JUST SOUTH
OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. HIGHEST WAVE HEIGHTS ARE
PEAKING THIS MORNING...RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 FEET ABOUT 5 MILES OFF
THE COAST TO 35 FEET WELL OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING. 

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT.

$$

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INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
453 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

BANDS OF HEAVIER SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF
HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING ONSHORE ALONG THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE MORNING. AS THE BANDS OF SQUALLS MOVE
IN...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN PERIODIC
STRONGER SQUALLS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IN THE
OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS.

TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE COAST ARE ALSO CURRENTLY RUNNING NEAR 3 FEET.
TIDE GAGES INDICATE WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE. SOME
COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TODAY.   

ALSO...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY
RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN RAIN BANDS OF GUSTAV WILL INCREASE
THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY
LATE MORNING. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AS PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY 
AFTERNOON...ALL PERSONS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL TROPICAL CYCLONE
PREPARATIONS AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR DETAILS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS SHOULD EVACUATE AND SEEK SAFER
SHELTER.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

THE MAXIMUM TOTAL STORM TIDE COULD REACH 4 FEET IN SOME AREAS.  WE
ARE ENTERING INTO A NEAP TIDE CYCLE AS GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL TO THE 
WEST...SO THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IN THE
OVERALL STORM TIDE HEIGHT.

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AND EXTREMELY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE
THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF...DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

MAJOR TO EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE
ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE EASTWARD TO DESTIN FLORIDA.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MID
MORNING HOURS. BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER RAIN
BANDS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF
COAST TODAY. AS THE BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS MOVE IN...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AT 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

AS SQUALLS WITH HIGHER WINDS AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE MOVE THROUGH
THIS MORNING...MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF
REMOVAL. A FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND
SIDING. A FEW POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN
LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO
EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK SAFER SHELTER.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AS BANDS OF HEAVIER RAIN MOVE THROUGH...THE RISK OF INLAND FLOODING
WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT.

$$

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WASHINGTON-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
453 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GULF COAST THROUGH LATE MORNING.

BANDS OF HEAVIER SQUALLS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL APPROACH
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND WILL MOVE INLAND
THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. WE CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AT 40 TO 50 MPH IN THESE SQUALLS AS THEY MOVE
THROUGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

WAYNE...PERRY...GREENE...STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM
CDT.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY
LATE MORNING. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD HAVE NOW COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS
FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TODAY.  

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MID 
MORNING HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE MORNING AS
HEAVY SQUALLS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.

AS SQUALLS WITH HIGHER WINDS AT TROPICAL STORM FORCE MOVE THROUGH
THIS MORNING...MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF
REMOVAL. A FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND
SIDING. A FEW POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR
UPROOTED. SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN
LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. PEOPLE RESIDING IN FEMA TRAILERS NEED TO
EVACUATE THEM AND SEEK SAFER SHELTER.

...INLAND FLOODING...

BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE EAST SIDE OF GUSTAV WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE AREA TODAY...AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA AS GUSTAV CONTINUES
INLAND OVER LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE
THREAT FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...EXTREME
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL TO THE WATCH
AREA...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN AN
INCREASED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MID
MORNING AS BANDS OF HEAVIER SQUALLS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE
RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY TO
CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT.

$$

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CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-
453 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

HURRICANE GUSTAV CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST...HEADED FOR THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA GULF COAST JUST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH LATE
MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CROSS THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST BY
LATE MORNING. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL...WITH
WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 956 MB...28.23 INCHES.

...WINDS...

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

THE RISK OF TORNADOES IN OUTER RAIN BANDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. 
THE RAIN BANDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE MORE LIKELY
TO CONTAIN TORNADOES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE AROUND 7 AM CDT.

$$

GARMON